VfL Marburg
Leopold -Lucas -Str. 46a 35037 Marburg Tel: ( 06421 ) 36 00 60
VfL 1860 Marburg Marburg is the oldest sports club.
History
The Association for Physical Education ( VfL ) Marburg was founded on July 28, 1860 as the gymnastics club and is the oldest and most traditional club in the university town of Marburg. After the club was already grown to some departments, he was in 1937 zwangsfusioniert with the football club VfB Marburg. The ensuing football department played after the Second World War until 1965, and again two seasons in the 1980s in the highest Hessian league and reached 1959, the Hesse Cup. In 1992, the football department separated from the rest of the club again and was re-established as VfB Marburg. The former basketball section of the club is now as BC Marburg an independent association, the first women's team currently plays in the Premier League and 2003 German champion and cup winner was. VfL 1860 Marburg currently has around 2200 members.
Departments
VfL 1860 Marburg currently consists of twelve departments.
Gymnastics
The turn department was founded in 1860 as the first. Deals of the department range from children to gymnastics for physical activity for the elderly. With approximately 1,000 members it is the largest of the association.
Hockey
The hockey department of the VfL consists of various men's, women 's and youth teams. Both the first men's team and the first women's team to play in the field currently in the fifth division.
Volleyball
The volleyball department consists of approximately 100 members and five women, a men's as well as several youth teams. On höchstklassigsten currently plays the first women's team. They compete in the national league. The men's team plays in the district league.
Handball
Players of Handball Department of VfL 1860 Marburg play along with the handball team TSV Cappel in the Handball Game Community ( HSG) Marburg -Cappel. The women's team of the HSG plays in the District League C that there are two men's teams in the county leagues A and C. In addition, three youth teams.
Table tennis
One of the smaller divisions of the VfL is the Table Tennis Department. It consists of three men's teams and two student teams.
The first men's team promotion to the Oberliga Nord district.
The second men's team plays in the county league South East.
The third men's team plays in the 2nd circuit class Group North.
Fencing
The fencing division was founded in 1911. Meanwhile, it consists of around 100 members. In the department, it is possible to learn this sport in the Military Branches foil and epee, to train and to operate as a popular sport. Since 2000, the Marburg town Championships, the now largest fencing tournament in Hessen discharged. In the youth sector, the department is characterized by the repeated gain of Hesse league titles, German Vice Champion title and very good individual results at the German Championships.
Swimming
The swimming department currently has around 400 members. In different groups is trained performance accordingly. The lessons take place in the Marburg indoor pools Aquamar and Wehrda and White Stone.
Health Sport
The sports department of health VfL provides people with the disease to exercise. Thus, among others, a group for people with heart disease.
Music
The eleventh section of the VfL , the music department, is a special feature for a sports club.
The "heart " of the music department forms the band with 60 musicians - it is a concert band, which has for several years devoted mainly to the modern symphonic brass music. Besides the band, there is a big band with a focus on jazz and popular music. In addition, the musicians always find together in smaller ensembles of varying instrumentation, which occur at different occasions in and around Marburg.
Education: In addition to these diverse musical activities is consistent and professional training and development is another priority of the musical work of the Music Department. According to the principle of class music-making (so-called Bläserklasse ) adolescents but are also trained adults to wind instruments. Since 2012 there has been cooperation with the Richtsberg Comprehensive School in Marburg.
Achievements
- Football: Hessen Champion 1959
Well-known names
- Fritz Bouillon (1903 - ), football referee
- Klaus Zaczyk (25 May 1945), international footballer, in youth at VfL Marburg